Team

Luis Diaz-Garcia Principal Investigator

Efrain Torres-Lomas Data Scientist

Veronica Nunez Field manager

Ana Gaspar Lab manager

David Sweet Undergraduate Research Intern

Hollywood Banayad M.Sc. student

Jose Munoz Ph.D. student

Mikayla Bailey Undergraduate Research Intern

Sadikshya Sharma Ph.D. student

Xinyu Huang Undergraduate Research Intern

Yaniv Lupo Postdoc

You! Prospective student

Past Members

Dan Ng Lab manager

Jimena Lado Bega Visiting MSc student

Sabrina Colacion Undergraduate Research Intern

Join us!

Prospective graduate students interested in grapevine breeding, genetics, and genomics research are encouraged to apply through the Agronomy and Horticulture graduate program. We are a multidisciplinary team, and prospective lab members (undergraduates, graduate students, or postdocs) with backgrounds in biology, genetics, agronomy, computer science, physics, or related fields are welcome to discuss lab opportunities. For international students, please explore funding options available through agencies in your respective countries. If you are interested in joining the lab, please send a letter or email explaining your interests and reasons for applying, along with a CV detailing your academic background and relevant research experience, to diazgarcia at ucdavis.edu. Before reaching out, please take the time to research the lab, read our publications, and consider how we could collaborate effectively.